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Earthquake Türkiye and Syria | February 6, 2023

General Information

The project

The project aims to build homes for people who lost their houses after the earthquakes on February 6th, 2023. To ensure our design is research-based, we participated in numerous meetings, conferences, and presentations with experts worldwide, during the last year. 

In addition, we conducted three field trips where we connected with local municipalities, communities, voluntary projects, and universities, and carried out interviews. During these visits, we observed urban-rural displacement, long-term rebuilding efforts in villages, a lack of awareness, and concerns about current building practices. This is why our project focuses on long term affordable housing solutions, with the use of modular materials. 

Want to learn more? Watch our video or explore the three phases of our project.

Project Timeline

Phase 1 | Knowledge

In phase one, we focused mainly on gaining and sharing knowledge about architectural recovery and to design possible solutions under the guidance of experts and specialists from various disciplines. For this, we organised a workshop week from 20 – 24 March. 

The outcome of this workshop week were 60 students designing 12 concept designs, under the guidance of many lecturers, experts and firms.

Monday, February 6, 2023

Earthquakes Türkiye and Syria

Monday, February 6, 2023
February, 2023

Beginning of START

Seven students came together to see what they could do to help the earthquake affected victims.
February, 2023
March 20, 2023

Workshop Week | Syrian Turkish Architectural Recovery workshop week

March 20, 2023

Phase 2 | The Design

In phase two, we are working on the design. It’s essential to connect and align with many different stakeholder in order to fully understand the challenges they are facing. Especially the needs of local inhabitants should be taken into account when designing new homes. The design team is developing modular, long-term housing solutions by implementing local materials, flexibility and culture into the design. To validate this phase, a full scale prototype will be tested Delft University of Technology and later on build and tested in the Karsu village in Hatay. (In progress)

Monday, April 10, 2023

Defining next steps for the Architectural Recovery Team

Monday, April 10, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023

Start of the Arcelik Garage Innovation Program

Monday, April 24, 2023
Friday, May 12, 2023

Follow up drinks START, forming a Design Team

Friday, May 12, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Keep learning: Following extra courses

Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Monday, June 13 2023

Presentations new Extreme course & for the Board of examinors of the TU Delft

Monday, June 13 2023
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Nomination: Student initiative of the year

Thursday, June 29, 2023
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Field trip #1 | Hatay, Turkiye

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
August, 2023

Defining problem statement & design concepts

August, 2023
August, 2023

Finish Concept Design

August, 2023
September, 2023

Participation Borusan Events

September, 2023
September, 2023

Meetings Arup and Research Group TU Delft

September, 2023
September, 2023

Lecture TU Delft Ai Wei Wei

September, 2023
October, 2023

Workshop Branding | Bray St.

October, 2023
October, 2023

First meetings with advise group of Municipality of Amsterdam & VNGI

October, 2023
October, 2023

Meric in Madrid to join the Global Cultural Relations Program

October, 2023
October, 2023

Meetings VNGI, NL Works

October, 2023
October, 2023

NL Works, Second Meeting

October, 2023
October, 2023

Meeting at the ministry of Water and Infrastructre

October, 2023
November, 2023

Field trip #2

November, 2023
November, 2023

BK Launch Award: Winning the BK Launch award..

November, 2023
November, 2023

Design Reveal

November, 2023
December, 2023

Documentary Jeroen Paul on NPO1

December, 2023
December, 2023

Presentation NIT in Leiden

December, 2023
December, 2023

Radio program interview: goed ingelichte kringen

December, 2023
January, 2024

Design sessions for concept phase

January, 2024
January, 2024

Meeting in Istanbul, CAREE

January, 2024
February, 2024

Remembering 1 year earthquake

February, 2024
February, 2024

Meetings about start Moroccan Team

February, 2024
February, 2024

AIA | Conference Ali Hocek

February, 2024
February, 2024

Brainstorm sessions #2 | Bray St.

February, 2024
March, 2024

Climate Contest TU Delft, Network events

March, 2024
March, 2024

Definitive design sessions.

March, 2024
March, 2024

Presentations ACIL and ART

March, 2024
March, 2024

Business Fair BAU

March, 2024
March, 2024

Presentations ACIL and ART

March, 2024
March, 2024

Material Design Sessions

March, 2024
April, 2024

Izmir Workshop

April, 2024
May, 2024

Turkiye Reconstruction Event, Dutch Ambassy, VNGI

May, 2024
May, 2024

Meetings with parterns, Derix, Rothoblaas, Vitra.

May, 2024
June, 2024

Trip to London: meeting Bureau Happold, Foster and Partners

June, 2024
July, 2024

Summer design sessions with the whole team

July, 2024
September, 2024

Fieldtrip #3

September, 2024

Follow our next steps, towards the building of the prototype ...

Phase 3 | The Construction

As the Architectural Recovery Team, we understand that finding suitable housing is crucial. That is why we believe in working hand in hand with the community to identify the best solutions for their needs. That is why, based on the outcomes of the tests and research made before, during and after the prototype is completed, we hope to improve this prototype and scale up the project to reach more families in need in Hatay, Türkiye. The prototype, will be improved, and used as an example for upcoming sites. The houses will be built in collaboration with local construction firms and builders. The prototype can be implemented in the same village, but also in other villages surrounding Antakya, and Samadağ in Hatay.